I am a freelance health writer and researcher with an MA in Health Advocacy and an MS in Health and Behavior Studies looking for research and writing work. My writing experience is geared to both a consumer and an academic audience. I worked for two years on the issues of overweight and obesity, which included the design of a social marketing program (academic), an obesity intervention program (academic), and the writing of a grant for funding for that project (academic). Health is my second career. I was an agent for high quality photojournalists for 25 years, 15 of which were spent founding, owning, and running my own small photo agency. Our work was published widely in magazines, newspapers, books, and advertisements all over the world.

Delaying Aging by slowing down the aging process would add more years of healthy life and be more economical than individually combatting specific diseases that might prolong life with pain and disability.

A study shows that multiple sclerosis patients may fall into two categories, one of which has a greater chance of relapse than the other. This study could potentially pave the way for more individualized treatment.

First in a series of articles on "Leaders in the Patient Experience" for The Association of Patient Experience. Story used on the home page of the Gold Foundation website. Article is about Sandra and Arnold Gold and the history of the Gold Foundation and its commitment to humanistic medicine and t

Reprint by Gold Foundation of First Article in a series of articles on "Leaders in the Patient Experience" being written by me for The Association of Patient Experience. Article in Posted on this site.

This newsletter includes 2 stories written by me. The publication debuted with this new design for which I worked with designers, photographers, and writers. I headed up the entire redesign initiative.